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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 402B · Wilmington, NC · June 27, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 27, 1976
Place
Wilmington, NC · WILMINGTON, NC
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N4088LCessna 402B
Status
Completed · report August 11, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760627019109A
Case key
154495

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1671  76/6/27    WILMINGTON,NC       CESSNA 402B         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 2500
        TIME - 2215                    N4088L              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW HANOVER COUNT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILMINGTON,NC               COLUMBIA,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
                                  DOOR/PANEL OPEN

Aircraft

Registration
N4088L
Reported as
Cessna 402B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
New Hanover Count

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.